Travel-bag.



J. E. ROGERS.

TRAVEL BAG.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 17. 1917.

' Patented Sept. 24, 1918,

D citizen of the United States,

cago, in the county- JENNIE E.

are clarion;

ROGERS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

' TBAVELBAG.

v To all whom it may concern:

This inventionhas reference to bags par-i ticularly adaptable for ladiesuse, and aims primarily to produce a bag which will be attractive inappearance, convenient and serviceable in use, and which can beadvantageously used, either .as a traveling bag in which to carry aladys toilet articles and a limited amount of wearing apparel, or whichcan be used merely as a shopping bagv whenever it may be so desired. Itis fully apprecinary leather ated by ladies that a suitcase or even anorditraveling bag constitutes an inconvenient encumbrance which cannotbe readily carried and taken to' the dressing room when one istraveling, Furthermore the various toilet articles are not readilyacc'essible' either in a suitcase or a bag, and if any of the contentsof the toilet boxes or bottles are'accidentally spilled the wearingapparel or other articles in the suitcase or bag are subject to ruin.

. diate .use.

y ,present invention aiins to provide a bag toilet-articles and which:will provide separate compartments or receptacles in which they may becarried'and retained against accidental loss. Furthermore, these receptacles and the bag itself are all waterproof, so that any accidentallspilled toilet preparation will be retained can dono injury. Whentraveling a lady need bagto the dressin room, where it may be suspendedon a hoe so as to dispose all of thecontents of the bag in readilyaccessible positions; The bag as a whole is'made of flexible materialand may therefore be compacted into a small amount of space, and maybeplaced in a suitcase if desired In addition to the advantageous featuresof thisbag particularly associated with traveling, I have so designed.the bag that the receptacles in which the toilet articles arecontainedmay bereadily detached and removed .from the bag, thusrendering it conveniently usable as bag. For instance, the lady stopson' her journey, the receptacles containing the toilet which willaccommodate all of a'ladys when not needed for imme-' an ordinaryshopping Application filed September 17, 1917. Serial n 191,669.

Specificatio f eters Patent. Patented Sept], 24, 1918.,

articles may be removed from the bag and.

left with the articles therein at the room while the bag may be carriedon a'shopping expedition as an article of adornment, which is alsocapable of serving the purpose of an ordinary shopping bag.

In order to facilitate an understanding of my invention I haveillustrated on the accompanying drawings one preferred embodimentthereof, from a consideration of which, in connection with the followingdescription, the invention and many of its attendant advantages shouldbe readily apin the bag where it the b bag embodying my preciated.Referring to the drawings;-

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a travel invention, one side beingpartially removed to more clearly show the interior of the bag;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the bag in open position. Y

From an inspection of the drawings it will be observed that the'bagproper comprises a hinged top frame, consisting of the frame members 4and 5, hinged together at 6, and a' bag? suspended from the frame. Thisbag is preferably made of a plurality ofplies of silk or other flexiblefabric which has been subjected to a waterproofing process which doesnot detract from the appearance of the fabric and, if preferred, thecentral ply may be made of rubberized clothor ,other waterproofedmaterial. ,The frame members are provided with coiiperating clasps, 8and 9, which detachably hold the bag top in closed position, and one ofthe frame members is equipped with a chain l l (lpy means of which thebag may be carr1e An inner bag frame, consisting of the frame membersHand 13 hinged together at their sides upon pintles 14; which aremounted concentrically with and carried by the hinges 6 is suspendedcentrally within the bag 7, and from the frame depends a central bag 15adapted to receive and carry any articles that it may be desirable todeposit therein.

Upon the outside of one of the faces of ag 7 I prefer to mount apatchpocket 16 which is closed by a flap 17 adapted to be held in closedposition by a snap clasp 18, this pocket being adapted to serve as adepository for a powder pufl' or other small articles.

a bar 27 extending by a strap or loop 28 For the purpose of providing aplurality of receptacles adapted to contain elongated toilet articlessuch as combs, brushes, tooth brushes and the like, I have designed aplurality of receptacles 19 and 21 which are adapted to be disposedwithin the bag proper. As shown on thedrawings, these receptacles aremade integrally of suitably waterproofed fabric, preferably similar tothe fabric of the bag proper, and each is pro 'ided at its upper endwith a hinged frame forming a top by means of which the receptacle maybe closed. These hinged frames are individual and similar in generalconstruction to the bag frame, the frame for the receptacle 21consisting of frame members 22 and '23, and the frame for the receptacle19 consisting of frame members 2% and 25 suitably hinged together andprovided with closing clasps. It will be observed that the adjacentsides of the frames are connected by a common hinge 26 which fastens thereceptacle top frames together at this point, and the frame members 22and 2% are further rigidly connected together by between the framemembers and rigidly attached thereto at its ends. It will be manifesttherefore-that I have provided what may be called a two-compartmentreceptacle, each compartment having its own top frame, correspondingframe members, however, being rigidly connected together.

The receptacles are suspended in the bag which is fixedly atend to thebag frame free end being adapted to encircle the connecting bar 7 andthen to be secured to the main portion of the strap 28 by means of adetachable snap fastener 29. It will thus be obvious that the majorportion of the weight of the receptacles is carried by the strap 28directly from the main bag frame. In order to hold the receptacles inposition against the side of the bag the inner face of the bag andtached at its upper member 4, its lower the outer opposed faces of thereceptacles are each provided with one member cooperating snap fasteners31, by means of which tachable snap fasteners the receptacles aredetachably secured to the body of the bag at these points. Thereceptacles are thus held securely to the side of the bag in position tobe conveniently opened when access to their interior is desired, thereceptacle frames with the closing clasps serving to hold .the tops ofthe receptacles in closed position when the bag is in use.

The opposite side of the bag is similarly provided with receptacles 32and 33, preferably of lesser depth but detachably secured to the side ofthe bag by a suspending strap 28 and snap fasteners similar to thosepreviously described.

From the foregoing it should be understood that I have provided a bagwhich is equipped with a plurality of receptacles adapted to contain allof the toilet articles required by a lady in traveling. Each receptacleis independent from the others and may be closed to prevent the contentsfrom falling out. tachably secured to the bag it will be obvious thatthey may be removed bodily with their contents whenever desirable andthat when removed the bag proper may ployed as an ordinary shopping bagand that the receptacles can be quickly repositioned and attached in thebag without removing their contents.

1 claim:

A travel bag provided with terior removable receptacles, each receptacleincluding a pair of inverted substantially U-shaped frame members havingthe extremities of their legs hinged together, there. being a commonhinge for the adjacent legs of the two frames, bag members hung from therespective frame members, a cross bar connecting adjacent frame members,a strap having one end secured to the interior of the travel bag and itsother end 100 ed around the cross bar, a detachable snap fastener forthe free end of the strap, and deconnecting one side of each interiorreceptacle with the adjacent side of the travel bag.

. v JENNIE E. ROGERS.

Since the receptacles are de-- a pair of in-

